Bradford 

Pressed 

Brick. 

Company 


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Bradford  Pressed  Brick  Company 

BRADFORD,  PENNSYLVANIA 


“BRADFORD  PRESSED  BRICK” 


TRADE  MARK  REGISTERED  U.  S.  PATENT  OFFICE 


COPY  RIGHT  1913  BY 
THE  BRADFORD  PRESSED  BRICK  CO. 


BRADFORD  PRESSED  BRICK  COMPANY 

"THE  RED  BRICK  PEOPLE'*^*«^« 

Brick  Construction  Coming  Into  Its  Own 

STATISTICS  show  that  the  use  of  brick  for  buildings  is  rapidly  increasing,  and  this  is  as  it  should  be,  for  there 
are  reasons  very  apparent  upon  investigation.  Notwithstanding  the  great  effort  of  other  classes  of  con¬ 
struction  to  dispute  the  growing  supremacy  of  brick — the  truth  is  that  its  superiority  when  compared  is  so 
evident  that  no  other  conclusion  can  be  justly  reached. 

How  inconsistent  is  the  human  who  will  employ  every  care  and  precaution  known  to  protect  his  business 
property,  money  and  valuables  from  fire  and  destruction,  using  brick  and  other  materials,  but  will  thoughtlessly 
expose  those  dearest  to  him  in  all  the  world — the  family,  to  the  slightest  accident  by  placing  them  in  a  wooden 
house,  and  consequently  a  “fire-trap”. 

And  concerning  stone,  this  material  while  very  adaptable  to  the  construction  of  public  buildings,  foundations, 
monuments,  etc.,  is  not  popular  as  a  material  for  the  building  of  homes,  and  largely  for  the  reason  that  it  presents 
a  cold,  repellent  appearance,  lacking  warmth  and  cheerfulness,  so  much  desired  by  persons  in  the  home,  and 
whether  one  builds  for  himself  or  for  others  he  is  governed  by  the  popular  feeling. 

Further,  stone  will  not  withstand  fire,  water  and  weather  conditions  as  well  as  will  brick,  and  is  much  more 
expensive  in  actual  cost. 

As  for  concrete,  which  has  a  decided  use  in  the  construction  of  culverts,  bridges,  foundations,  roads,  etc., 
this  occupies  much  the  same  position  as  does  stone,  when  the  subject  becomes  one  of  home  building.  This 


material  is  even  worse,  if  anything,  as  regards  appearance,  as  it  does  not  enjoy  that  uneven  surface,  the  oppor¬ 
tunity  for  the  placing  of  mortar  between  the  stones,  and  the  change  from  that  bare  hard  appearance  of  flat 
concrete  surfaces.  How  decidedly  ugly  is  the  appearance  of  this  material  as  against  a  beautiful,  clean,  well-set 
brick  of  rich  Red? 

Then  “Stucco,”  so  called,  is  nothing  but  a  thin  veneer  of  plaster  on  metal  lath,  and  not  in  any  sense  a 
structural  material — in  fact  the  Building  of  “Stucco”  is  usually  a  wooden  structure  with  a  thin  coating  or  exterior 
surface  of  plaster,  lacking  permanency,  and  is  subject  to  practically  all  of  the  dangers  and  objections  of  the 
wooden  construction. 

Whereas,  Brick  possesses  positive  structural,  fire-resistance  qualities,  and  hundreds  of  years  of  wear,  as 
proven  by  many  examples. 

“BRADFORD  PRESSED  BRICK”  is  probably  the  most  beautiful  Red  Brick  in  America.  It  is  made  of  choice 
Bradford  Shale  Rock,  of  a  natural  unfading  Red;  clean  and  bright,  and  by  the  very  best  and  most  modern  machin¬ 
ery  and  latest  improved  kilns. 

While  many  other  concerns  manufacture  Brick  of  several  and  often  times  many  different  colors  and  com¬ 
binations  of  colors,  necessitated  of  course,  by  the  character  of  clay  employed,  we  are  makers  of  Only  One  Color: 

RED 

The  Standard  color  of  the  world  in  Brick.  “Colors  may  come  and  colors  may  go  but  RED  goes  on  forever,”  and 
this  RED,  a  natural,  unfading,  peculiarly  beautiful,  fresh,  rich  shade,  is  made  only  by  the  Bradford  Pressed  Brick 
Company. 

We  have  been  manufacturing  Brick  for  over  twenty  years  and  are  conceded  to  be  the  foremost  makers  of 
Red  Brick  in  this  country. 

In  the  following  pages  will  be  found,  not  only  illustrations  of  our  product,  but  a  few  of  thousands  of  buildings 
constructed  of  our  famous  Brick. 


BRADFORD  REDS' 


"BRADFORD  PRESSED  BRICK" 


Our  very  superior  Pressed  Brick  known 
as  “Bradford  Reds"  are  remarkable  in 
their  uniformity  of  size,  shade  and  tex¬ 
ture.  Every  brick  is  inspected  before 
shipping,  and  their  great  durability  is 
positively  proven. 

These  bricks  are  especially  adaptable 
for  Mantels  and  Pilasters,  and  Arches  are 
easily  ground.  They  are  also  used  for 
interior  walls  and  columns  with  very  sat¬ 
isfactory  and  effective  results.  “Bradford 
Reds’’  are  manufactured  in  Roman  and 
Standard  sizes  and  are  matched  with 
Ornamentals  carried  in  stock. 

Architects  designs  for  moulded  bricks 
and  for  Radius  and  Flat  Arches  are  given 
the  most  careful  and  prompt  attention 
and  perfect  satisfaction  guaranteed — Full 
sized  drawings  should  be  furnished  for  all 
special  work  and  we  require  from  five  to 
six  weeks  for  execution. 


IMPERVIOUS  WIRE  CUT  BRICK 


With  the  best  machinery  known  and  the  experience  of  years  on  the  part  of  the  management,  this  represents 
the  finest  plastic  Brick  made  —  Remember,  we  manufacture  both  Pressed  and  Impervious  Brick  —  Arches  and 
special  shapes  furnished. 


Scribner  Building  l Ernest  Flagg,  Architect)  "BRADFORD  REDS 

311  West  43d  Street 
New  York  City 


■BRADFORD 

REDS" 


Section  of  Front — 
Residence  of 
Ernest  Flagg 
Architect 
New  York  City 


“BRADFORD  RUFFS 


The  decided  call  on  the  part  of  the 
Building  Public,  Architect  and  Trade,  for  a 
rough  textured  face  Brick  caused  us,  some 
time  ago,  to  offer  "Bradford  Ruffs”  or 
“Rustics”  made  of  the  same  unequalled 
and  only  natural  Red  Shale  from  which 
our  Pressed  and  Wire  Cut  Bricks  are 
made,  and  because  of  the  extremely  rich 
shade  of  Red,  they  produce  the  most 
effective  “dull  finish,”  and  laid  with 
mixed  shades  and  wide  mortar  joints 
are  just  a  bit  more  attractive  than  any  of 
the  other  most  successful  “rough  face” 
walls  yet  seen. 

They  are  used  for  all  styles  of  houses,  especially  attractive  laid  with  heavy  bond  joints  for  interior  walls  and 
columns;  garden  walls;  fences,  etc. 


Arches  and  special  shapes  are  furnished  and  are  also  made  from  designs  submitted. 


‘‘BRADFORD  RUFFS" 


A  section  of  Wall  with  Dark  Mortar 


•BRADFORD  REDS 


Residence  of 
Bishop  Hoban 
Scranton,  Pa. 

Owen  McGlynn,  Architect 


Bradford  Red 
Pressed  Brick  Mantels 


Mantel  catalog  will  be  sent  upon 
request. 

We  present  many  beautiful  stand¬ 
ard  stock  designs  and  will  execute 
Architects’  designs  with  greatest 
care. 

Our  specially  selected  A-l  Stand¬ 
ards,  Romans,  Short  Romans,  and 
Moulded  Brick  herein  illustrated 
are  unexcelled  for  Fire  Places. 


Short  Roman — Size  Its  'x4'xS 


Square  Tile— Size  5:h  "x5:li  "xhV 


Brickette— Size  lA'xl,%'x8' 


Roman  Brick— Size  Irs  "x4"xl2l,i 


No.  1— Roman  Bull-Nose 


No-  2— Octagon  Roman  Size 


500.000 

Impervious 

"BRADFORD 

REDS” 

in  this  building. 


St.  Mary’s  Hospital 
Niagara  Falls. 

N.  Y. 

Wm.  P.  Ginther, 
Architect, 

Akron,  Ohio. 


Garfield  Public  School,  Garfield,  N.  J. 


William  M.  Meeker,  Architect 


500,000  Impervious 

BRADFORD  REDS 

in  this  building 


Mother  House  of  Sisters  of  Mercy,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Sidney  F.  Heckert.  Architect,  Pittsburg,  Pa, 


No.  11—4"  Radius.  Standard  Size 


Starter  for  No.  9 — Standard  Size 
We  also  have  starters  for  Nos.  10  and  11 


Internal  Angle  for  No  11— Size  814  "x  814 ' 


No.  12— Radius  or  Circle  Brick 


No.  12 —  6  in.  Radius 
No.  13—  9  in.  Radius 
No.  14—12  in.  Radius 
No.  15—18  in.  Radius 
No.  16 —  2  ft.  Radius 
No.  17—  2  ft.  6  in.  Rad. 
No.  18—  3  ft.  Radius 


No.  19 —  4  ft.  Radius 
No.  20 —  6  ft.  Radius 
No.  21 —  8  ft.  Radius 
No.  22—10  ft.  Radius 
No.  23—12  ft.  Radius 
No.  24 — 14  ft.  Radius 
No.  25—18  ft.  Radius 


External  Angle  for  No.  11— Size  814 "x8!4 " 


No.  30— Standard  Size.  Projection  lVa 


No.  39-Standard  Size.  Return  for  No.  38  No.  40-Standard  Size.  Projection  2 


No.’42 — Standard  Size 


No.  43— Standard  Size 


No.  44 — Standard  Size 


No.  46 — Standard  Size.  Projection  1” 


No.  47— Standard  Size.  Header  for  No.  46 


Combination  of  42.  43  and  45 


No.  54— Standard  Size.  Projection  V' 


No.  56 — Standard  Size.  Projection  2 


No.  67 — Standard  Size.  Header  for  No.  66 


Return  for  100.  Size  5"x5' 


No.  102  and  Panel  Mitre 
ize  4"x4"x8!4"  Projection  1%" 


Return  for  112.  Size  6"x6' 


No.  114— Height  4%"  Projection  2' 


No.  120 

Architrave  Moulds. 

Standard  Size 
Header  and  Stretcher 


No.  127 — Standard  Size 


No.  130 — Standard  Size 


No.  128 — Standard  Size 


No.  132 — Standard  Size.  Projection  1 


Combination  of  Nos.  126,  128  and  130 


No.  152 — Standard  Size 


No.  134 — Header.  Standard  Size 


Pilaster — Nos.  126,  127,  128, 
129  and  130 


Internal  Angle  for  No.  132.  Size  814"x8''i 


No.  160 — Standard  Size 


No.  150— Size  7Wx7V^ 


No.  154 — Standard  Size 


No.  156 — Standard  Size 


No.  158— Standard  Size 


No.  168— Standard  Size 


No.  172 — Standard  Size 


No.  164 — Standard  Size 


No.  166 — Standard  Size 


No,  173 — Standard  Size 


No.  176— Standard  Size 


No.  176 — Panel 


PRICE  LIST  OF  MOULDED  AND  ORNAMENTAL  SHAPES 


Prices  f.  o.  b.  at  our  works  when  not  packed  in  boxes  or  barrels.  We  make  a  charge  of  60c  per  bbl.  for  packing  brick  and 
a  carting  fee  according  to  size  of  order.  When  shipped  with  other  brick  in  car  load  lots,  there  will  be  no  extra  charge  for  packing 
moulded  brick. 


Price  per 
1,000 


Starters  Returns 

Each.  Each. 


Price  per 

1,000 


Starters  Returns 

Each.  Each. 


No. 

No. 

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3 

4 

5 

9 

4 

5 

6 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

30 

32 

34 
36 

35 

39 

40 

41 

42 

Roman. .  .  . 

.  $40.00 
.  50  00 

$ . 

.  70.00 

.  70.00 

.  50.00 

Standard . . 

.  40.00 

.  40.00 
.  50.00 

.10 

.  60.00 
.  60.00 
.  50.00 
.  30.00 
.  3U.00 

.10 

.10 

.10 

.10 

to  23 . 

.  30.00 
.  4  0.00 

.10 

.  50.00 

.  70.00 

.  60.00 

.  60.00 

.  60.00 

return  for 

38. 

.  40  00 

return  for 

40. 

50  00 

No. 

43 

.  70.00 

No. 

44 

.  60.00 

No. 

.20 

No. 

46 

.  60.00 

No. 

47 

.  50.00 

No. 

48 

.  60.00 

No. 

50 

.  60.00 

No. 

52 

.  50.00 

No. 

54 

.  60.00 

No. 

56 

.  50.00 

No. 

62 

.  50  00 

No. 

64 

.  60.00 

No. 

66 

.  60.00 

.10 

.25 

.25 


.15 

.15 

.15 

.15 


.15 


.10 


.15 

.15 

.15 


.25 
.25 
.25 
.1  5 


No.  67  . $  50.00 

No.  100  85.00 

No.  102  .  120.00 

No.  101  .  80.00 

No.  106  80.00 

No.  107  .  75.00 

No.  108  75.00 

No.  110  .  75.00 

No.  112  Each . 10 

No.  Ill  Each . 20 

No.  116  .  70.00 

No.  118  .  70.00 

No.  120  .  50.00 

No.  124  .  100.00 

No.  126  .  80.00 

No.  127  .  70.00 

No.  128  .  80.00 

No.  129  .  60.00 

No.  130  .  80.00 

No.  132  . 100.00 

No.  133  .  80.00 

No.  134  .  80.00 

No.  150  Each . 30 

No.  152  70.00 

No.  154  60.00 

No.  156  .  70.00 

No.  158  .  60.00 

No.  160  .  60.00 

No.  162  .  60.00 

No.  164  .  60.00 

No.  166  .  75.00 

No.  168  .  90.00 

No.  169  75.00 

No.  172  . 100.00 

No.  173  .  75.00 

No.  176  .  80.00 


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Internal  Angle 


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